Litigation - Criminal Law

PLI offers in-depth programs, topical briefings, and various publications in the area of Litigation- Criminal Law. Explore our offerings below to select those most relevant to your practice.

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Who's Speaking?
Paul Chavez

Paul Chavez ~ Senior Attorney & Pro Bono Coordinator, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Speaking at Re-Entry Issues: Post-Incarceration Employment and Housing Challenges (Free) Practising Law Institute Aug. 16, 2013

In the past three decades, incarceration rates have exploded in the U.S., such that today we incarcerate over two million people, more than any other country ...
 

Featured Seminar

Approaching Veterans Issues: A Legal Overview Including an Update of California Penal Code Section 1170.9

May. 24, 2013

Practising Law Institute - San Francisco, CA

Certain laws and courtroom practices have the potential to impact veterans differently than the rest of the population. This three hour overview will provide useful information to attorneys, judicial officers and others who interact with veterans about the implications of certain laws and practices with regards to veterans’ pasts and futures. The program will focus on Penal Code 1170.9, especially with regard to the 2013 enhancements and will add... Read More

News & Expert Analysis

May 24, 2013

Apple Patents Digital Handshake Between Devices

From: Patent Law Practice Center

On April 23, 2013, Apple obtained U.S. Patent No. ...

May 22, 2013

USPTO Update: After Final, Software and Sequestration

From: Patent Law Practice Center

Recently there has been some interesting news comi...

May 17, 2013

Unanimous SCOTUS Sides with Monsanto on Seeds

From: Patent Law Practice Center

On Monday, May 13, 2013, the United States Supreme...

May 13, 2013

Federal Circuit Makes Mess of Software Patents

From: Patent Law Practice Center

In what can only fairly be characterized as a pate...

May 8, 2013

A Conversation about Software Patents

From: Patent Law Practice Center

On March 25, 2013, I spoke on the record with Eric...